So to kick things off, and to change the subject from Tomas Kaberle, here are my player predictions for the Maple Leafs this season after the jump. (NOTE*** Predictions appearing the McKeen’s Annual Yearbook are decided as a collective from many different sources. These values will unlikely appear as they indicated below in the publication.)

No

Player

Pos

Age

GP

G

A

Pts

81

Kessel, Phil

RW

22

75

35

27

62

42

Bozak, Tyler

C

24

77

19

38

57

32

Versteeg, Kris

RW

24

80

24

28

52

15

Kaberle, Tomas

D

32

80

7

45

52

3

Phaneuf, Dion

D

25

78

14

37

51

41

Kulemin, Nikolai

LW

24

80

20

22

42

84

Grabovski, Mikhail

LW

26

70

17

25

42

9

Armstrong, Colby

RW

27

77

18

19

37

36

Gunnarsson, Carl

D

23

79

6

18

24

22

Beauchemin, Francois

D

30

78

6

17

23

39

Mitchell, John

C

25

75

8

14

22

2

Schenn, Luke

D

20

77

4

17

21

33

Caputi, Luca

LW

21

60

9

10

19

43

Kadri, Nazem

C

19

35

10

6

16

11

Sjostrom, Fredrik

RW

27

65

5

7

12

8

Komisarek, Mike

D

28

70

2

8

10

20

Hanson, Christian

C

24

42

4

2

6

4

Finger, Jeff

D

30

32

2

4

6

Lebda, Brett

D

28

42

2

4

6

28

Orr, Colton

RW

28

80

2

3

5

18

Brown, Mike

RW

25

70

2

1

3

Notes:

I’m not sure of the status of Finger and may not see him getting buried as most expect. I’ve included a prediction should he stay with the Leafs.

Don’t believe Nazem Kadri will stick with the Leafs all season and will spend some time with the Marlies. Perhaps more so than most fans will want, and the battle cries to get him into a Leafs uniform may force the issue. Regardless, there are still inconsistencies in his game that have to be worked out before a full blown step into the NHL. His prediction takes this into consideration.

Luca Caputi could also use some time in the minors to work on various aspects, including pace and upgrading his skating. However, with the necessity of filling out a roster, he could get a spot by default. His prediction takes this into account.

Tomas Kaberle is still included in this list. Should there be a change in the roster, obviously these values will change with that.